A DM, CM or AM?

Tommy Chong · December 1, 2012

If you consider a DM to be the heart of the team, then I think Gibbo is absolutely perfect in that role...
What we need is a puppeteer... Someone to pull the strings in midfield.
Like Arteta used to do before he became the sideways crab man!
We really haven't replaced him since he left...

toffeejack · December 1, 2012

i think we're okay in those 3 positions if i'm honest. a new keeper, backup striker and winger who can play both sides are a much higher priority.

We have Gibson/Hitzlesperger and if desperate neville for DM, osman has been marvellous in centre mid, fellaini can play there as box to box as well as barkley. With regards to ACM felli, barkley again, naismith would be better there. Pienaar can also help out there as well as mirallas

BlueToffee95 · December 1, 2012

Tommy Chong said:
If you consider a DM to be the heart of the team, then I think Gibbo is absolutely perfect in that role...
What we need is a puppeteer... Someone to pull the strings in midfield.
Like Arteta used to do before he became the sideways crab man!
We really haven't replaced him since he left...

Yeh. The ideal player for me would be BeÅ„at... however, he'd cost a bomb. Like Strootman - would be perfect for us, but we'd never be able to afford him. I suppose on option would be Biglia from Anderlecht, but I really haven't seen enough of him to judge. Benega (the one we nearly signed without anybody at Valencia ever knowing) would be good, but would also be pretty expensive - and he's a bit of a tool, he ran over his own foot.